Health-care debate turned upside down in Arkansas

By Steve Benen, MSNBC The Maddow Blog

As of a few months ago, the U.S. Senate race in Arkansas, one of the nation’s most competitive contests, looked fairly predictable. On health care, incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor (D) would generally avoid the Affordable Care Act, while Rep. Tom Cotton (R) would run far to the right, base much of his platform on destroying the law, and promise to eliminate benefits for millions.

As of this week, those expectations have been shaken up rather dramatically. Indeed, what’s playing out in Arkansas is emblematic of the changing nature of the debate everywhere.

Pryor, for example, supported the Affordable Care Act that has helped Arkansans enormously, and as Greg Sargent reported yesterday, the conservative Democrat is no longer afraid to tout his record … more

Below is a support ad by Sen. Mark Pryor.